HIGH COUNTRY OBSERVATIONS Episode: 005 HOLDING THE LINE Fire Risk & the Limits of Control
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HIGH COUNTRY OBSERVATIONS Episode: 005 HOLDING THE LINE Fire Risk & the Limits of Control
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Wildfire in the American West is not just a natural event, it is shaped by law, policy, and the limits of institutional capacity.
From the Big Burn of 1910 to the Yarnell Hill Fire, this episode examines how the modern wildfire system developed, how it operates today, and where it fails under pressure.
We break down the role of Congress, the executive branch, and the legal framework, highlighting cases like United States v. Grimaud, to understand how public lands are actually managed.
The result is a system constrained from both directions: limited capacity, limited execution, and rising expectations.
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